Kishton/Porras roll to NorCal pairs championship

Flor Porras dives for an up in the NorCal Pairs final against Cabrillo
Flor Porras dives for an up in the NorCal Pairs final against Cabrillo

Katie Kishton and Flor Porras didn't drop a set on their way to winning the championship at the CCCAA NoRcal Pairs Championships Friday at the West Valley Beach Complex. The Viking pair went 5-0, culminating in a 21-11 defeat of Cabrillo's Erin Eschleman and Lindsay Heller in the title match. The win sends the pair to Irvine Valley May 13 as the north's top seed for the CCCAA Beach Volleyball Individual State Championship.

Joining Kishton and Porras at Irvine Valley will be Camdyn Albrecht and Alina Valenti, who went 2-2 in Friday's tournament, qualifying with a 21-13, 21-15 win over Feather River's Michelle Ramirez and Nellie Stevenson. West Valley's third pair, Taylor Tullo and Elia Dueñas, just missed qualifying with a third round 21-19, 21-11 loss to Cabrillo's Sophie Ortiz and Jazmyn Tubbs.